We've been needing to replace our dining room carpet for a while now...between the dogs, food, fading from the sun, and the chlorine from the pool path, it had seen better days. Since our budget was limited, and I've been seeing stained concrete floors all over the place lately, we decided to give it a try. Let's just say that this was a much bigger DIY project than I anticipated!
Joe and I spent a day pulling up the carpet and pad, and getting the tack strips out of the concrete (not an easy job!).
The concrete was in much worse shape than I had hoped. We ended up having to rent a concrete prep machine. We knew it would be a mess, so we put up some protection for the rest of the house.
The project was extremely challenging. Martin came in and saved the day (first by rescuing Joe when his car died, and then helping us on the floors for hours and hours!)
Unfortunately, even with the tarps, the house became a disaster! It was late into the night, and we all had to be up for work. So clean-up had to wait until the following evening. It was overwhelming, and there was still so much to do.
After cleaning the rest of the house, we spent the next week sweeping, cleaning and mopping the concrete many, many times. We also repainted the walls to match the rest of the downstairs.
It was finally ready to stain!
Two coats of stain and then two coats of sealer...
We moved the furniture back in temporarily to try to get the rest of the house back to normal, while we waited for the new area rug to come, and while we finished baseboards, and the threshold...
Finally, we are officially DONE!
This project was a ton of work, but I absolutely love the finished product! Another DIY house update crossed off our list!
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